Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho

Spend Time

03 Hours
Best Time To Visit

Oct To March
Timings

06:00 Am To 06:00 Pm

Khajuraho

Madhya Pradesh

All the temples of Western Group are open from sunrise to sunset. Western Group Temples are the richest and largest of all temple groups. these are below temples are belong to western group of temples.

LakhmanaTemple

Lakhmana Temple is the oldest and finest temple of the western group of temples, named after the ruler that built the temple. The A horizontal beam over the entrance of this beautiful Vaishnavite temple shows the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva with Lakshmi, Vishnus consort.

Kandariya MahadeoTemple

This temple is decorated with a profusion of sculptures that are among the greatest masterpieces of Indian art.

Devi JagdambaTemple

Dedicated to the Goddess(devi), this is smaller and much more delicately proportioned temple and is home to some of the finest sculptures of Khajuraho.The garbha griha has a huge image of the Devi of the Universe (Jagdambi), though it appears to have started as a Vishnu temple. It has the usual three bands of sculptures, but the third and most uppermost of these houses some of the most erotic sculptures.

Chaunsat Yogini

The only granite temple in the Khajuraho group ChitraguptaTemple - is dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), it faces eastward to the rising sun.

MatanageswaraTemple

A temple dedicated to Shiva, a huge 8ft Lingam adorns the temple.